E History: Clash of Cultures in the 1910s and 1920s: Trial of Sacco and Vanzetti

Small groups learn about a present-day nomadic culture in Mongolia and the threats to its existence by exploring a photo essay. The resource includes thoughtful discussion and writing prompts about cultural sustainability, the...

Using video clips of young adults from around the world describing their cultures and how they can be misunderstood, learners compare their own cultural point of view to that of others through discussion and writing.

Although this introduction to a more extensive site is not lengthy, it is filled with information about all the cultural tensions evident in the early 20th century. Of interest is a chart comparing the "Old" Culture with the "New" Culture.

Find the index to a larger site about the Scopes trial which has photographs pertinent to the trial, cartoons and diagrams, and essays and excerpts from magazines about the trial. Great primary source material.

This index included in the larger site on Prohibition gives links to political cartoons, photographs, and documents, which include essays, parts of speeches, and commission reports. Good primary sources.

Essay, with embedded links to a variety of primary source documents, describes the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s.

Growing up within a culture leaves a lot of ideas and values unspoken. Take a closer look at the cultures in which your learners live with a discussion activity that addresses cultural identity and traits of those living within the...

How has culture shaped you? Middle and high schoolers examine different aspects of one's culture, including religious beliefs, social customs, and family traditions, and discuss the ways that their personalities have been formed by these...

Brief article about Native American culture and history prior to European settlement and with arrival of Europeans.

What influences the way you dress, or celebrate holidays, or connect with your friends? Explore the cultural traits that are not easily seen with an engaging discussion. Using the model of an iceberg, learners place features of culture...